Kassen Maxat. Open Data Governance and Its Actors Theory and Practice

Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. — 173 p. — ISBN 978-3-030-92064-7.This book combines theoretical and practical knowledge about key actors and driving forces that help to initiate and advance open data governance. Using Finland and Sweden as case studies, it sheds light on the roles of key actors in the open data movement, enabling researchers to understand the key operational elements of data-driven governance. It also examines the most salient manifestations of related networking activities, the motivations of stakeholders, and the political and socioeconomic readiness of the public, private and civic sectors to advance such policies. The book will appeal to e-government experts, policymakers and political scientists, as well as academics and students of public administration, public policy, and open data governance.Open Data Governance as a Theoretical Concept: A Stakeholder and Institutional Analysis
Open Data from the Perspectives of Individual Actors of Political Communication
Understanding the Perspectives of Peer-To-Peer Actors in the Open Data Movement
Open Data Governance in Finland: Understanding the Promise of Public-Private Partnerships
Open Data Governance in Sweden: Government Data Transparency in the Context of Social Democracy
Conclusion: Understanding the Collaborative Nature of Open Data Governance